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We Energies Falcon Cam on WISN 12 News This Morning

We Energies has been assisting with peregrine falcon recovery since the early 1990s. There are nesting boxes with live cameras inside at sites in Milwaukee, Oak Creek, Pleasant Prairie and Port Washington.

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Updated: 8:47 AM CDT May 1, 2016

We Energies Falcon Cam on WISN 12 News This Morning

We Energies has been assisting with peregrine falcon recovery since the early 1990s. There are nesting boxes with live cameras inside at sites in Milwaukee, Oak Creek, Pleasant Prairie and Port Washington.

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WEBVTT THEMA: THE FALCONS ARE NESTING ONCE AGAIN THIS YEAR AND YOU CAN WATCH IT ALL UNFOLD ONLINE. HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE W.E. ENERGIES FALCON CAM THIS MORNING IS CATHY SCHULZE FROM W.E. ENERGIES. GOOD MORNING. THANKS FOR JOINING US. THE FALCON CAM IS SOMETHING THAT PEOPLE WHO LOOK FORWARD TO EVERY YEAR. >> WE HA WEBCAMS INSTALLED IN ALL OF T NEST BOXES, WE HAVE FIVE DIFFERENT FACILITIES WHERE PEREGRINES ARE NESTING. THIS YEAR, WE HAVE A LIVE FEED THAT IS CURRENTLY SHOWING THE ACTIVITY INSIDE THE DOWNTOWN MILWAUKEE POWER PLANTS, AND THAT'S WHAT YOU SEE RIGHT NOW. THAT'S EITHER MOM WERE DOWN, I CAN TELL. THEY ARE INCUBATING FOR EGGS WHICH ARE EXPECTED TO HATCH ANY DAY. THEMA: PEOPLE ARE GOING TO SAY WHAT IS THE POINT? >> THE PEREGRINE FALCON REMAINS AN ENDANGERED SPECIES HERE IN WISCONSIN, AS WELL AS MICHIGAN. REALLY, THE POPULACE WAS DECIMATED AFTER THE WIDESPREAD USE OF PESTICIDES LIKE DDT THAT WORKED ITS WAY UP THE FOOD CHAIN , AND WHAT IT WAS IN THE PEREGRINES SYSTEM, AND LED TO EGGSHELL THINNING. THEY WERE NO LONGER ABLE TO REPRODUCE. THE EGGSHELLS WHEN CRUSHED. BY THE 1960'S, THE BIRD WAS NEARLY EXTINCT, IT TOOK A CONCERTED EFFORT TO BRING IT BACK. ALL THESE NEST BOXES AND POWER PLANTS TO HELP REBUILD OUR POPULATION, IT'S DOING MUCH BETTER. BUT THEY DEAL STILL REMAIN AN ENDANGERED SPECIES. THEMA: YOU ON A NAMING CONTEST THIS YEAR, PEOPLE NEED TO GET ONLINE AND PUT THEIR SUGGESTIONS IN. DAD'S NAME IS HERCULES, IF THAT'S ANY INDICATION. >> YOU HAVE TO TOP HERCULES. THEMA: THANK YOU. TO WATCH THE CAMERA LIVE FROM

We Energies Falcon Cam on WISN 12 News This Morning

We Energies has been assisting with peregrine falcon recovery since the early 1990s. There are nesting boxes with live cameras inside at sites in Milwaukee, Oak Creek, Pleasant Prairie and Port Washington.